Networking And System Administration
Building Linux Virtual Private Networks
Format: Paperback
Author: Oleg Kolesnikov
ReleaseDate: 04 February, 2002
Publisher: Sams
Rating:
Awesome VPN book 
. If you need to know, really need to know VPN internals and how to make them work, Oleg Kolesnikov has written a masterpiece.
Best technical Book I've read
It its: first, the best technical book i have ever read, second, the best VPN book i have ever read and third, the best gnu/linux book i have ever read. This is one of the most excellent books i have ever read, on many levels.
Now for my reasoning. . .
This is a great technical book because it kept me interested the entire time and did not go over boring linux subjects that so many books do (ggrr. i hate books that are 'advanced' yet go over such basics for the entire duration of the book) If your doing VPN and your doing it on linux i think its safe to assume a certain level of experience, which this book does.
As far as VPN reading before this goes i have read how tos and other related text and for the most part they have not made the process nearly as clear as this book does. others have been archane at best in their descriptions. this book is so clear and concise its accually pleasing to read.
This is a great linux book because it is true to the linux spirt. The authors use open source applications throughout the examples and use the flexibility of linux and custom bash scripts for the solutions instead of some comercial software you must buy.
It takes alot for me to put in the time to write a review, but i liked this book so much i was compelled to. If your interested in building vpns under linux this is a great book and it will definatly not disappoin.
Step by step instructions that WORK!
The first two chapters let you know everything you need to know about VPNs and network topologies and 'gotcha's (where should the DNS server go? How should I route?)
They get all this out of the way quickly. Building Linux VPNs is the first book I've bought in the last three years that has the right balance between theory and practice. Many books that are dedicated to VPNs only talk about this part of the equation, and do so for hundreds of pages. Oleg and Brian get it all down so you can digest it in a sitting and have everything you need to know. The remaining chapters cover specific VPN protocols. I needed to support PPTP for the majority of my windows clients, and IPSec for my remote offices and more recent laptops that suppported it. I literally built these VPNs by reading and copying in text (yes, I could have got the code off the web page, but nothing is better than doing it yourself) as I went along. Not a single problem, it was smoother than smooth. I can't recommend this book enough. If you want a VPN on Linux (or other Unix for that matter) then this is the book for you.
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